A plane going to the United States had to go back to Tokyo because a man who had too much to drink bit someone who worked on the plane. The man was 55 years old and from America. When the plane landed, the police took the man. Before this happened, there were other problems with planes in Japan, like a window breaking and two planes bumping into each other.
The plane that had to go back was flying over the big ocean when the man bit the worker. There were 159 people on the plane. People are now talking about being safe on planes in Japan because of this and the other problems. The other problems were a window breaking on a plane flying inside Japan and two planes from different countries touching each other at an airport on an island called Hokkaido.
Original news source: Flight returns to Japan after βdrunkβ man bites crew member (BBC)
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– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Give each group a set of vocabulary words related to the article (e.g. plane, Tokyo, United States, drink, police, window, bumping). One student from each group will act out a word without speaking, while their group members try to guess the word. The first group to correctly guess the word gets a point. Repeat with different students and words.
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, have students take turns summarizing the main points of the article to their partner. Encourage them to use their own words and focus on the most important information. After both partners have had a chance to summarize, they can compare their summaries and discuss any differences or similarities.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: Create a simple survey based on the article, with questions like "Do you think it is safe to travel on planes in Japan?" or "Have you ever had a bad experience on a plane?" Have students go around the class and ask their classmates the survey questions, recording their answers. Afterward, have a class discussion to share and compare the results.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write down key vocabulary words from the article on small cards or pieces of paper. Divide the class into two teams. One student from each team will take turns drawing a word from the cards and trying to get their teammates to guess the word without speaking. The team that guesses the most words correctly wins.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have students think individually about the article for a few minutes, then pair them up with a partner. In pairs, have students take turns sharing their thoughts about the article and discussing any questions or ideas that came up. Afterward, bring the class back together for a whole-group discussion, allowing students to share their partner's thoughts if they'd like.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
The plane had to go back to Tokyo because a man caused trouble on the plane.
The man bit the worker on the plane.
The man who caused the trouble was 55 years old.
The man was from America.
The police took the man when the plane landed.
Some other problems were a window breaking on a plane and two planes bumping into each other.
There were 159 people on the plane that had to go back.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
A plane going to the United had to go back to Tokyo because a man who had too much to drink bit someone who on the plane. The man was 55 years old and from America. When the plane landed, the the man. Before this happened, there were other problems with planes in Japan, like a window breaking and two planes bumping into each other. The plane that had to go back was flying over the big when the man bit the worker. There were 159 people on the . People are now talking about being safe on planes in Japan because of this and the other problems. The other problems were a window breaking on a plane flying inside and two planes from different countries touching each other at an airport on an called Hokkaido.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is a plane?
2. How would you feel if you were on a plane and someone bit a worker?
3. Do you like flying on planes? Why or why not?
4. What do you think about the man who had too much to drink and bit someone?
5. Have you ever been on a plane? What was it like?
6. How do you think the other people on the plane felt when the man bit the worker?
7. Do you think it's important to be safe on planes? Why or why not?
8. What do you think about the other problems with planes in Japan?
9. How would you feel if a window broke on a plane you were on?
10. Have you ever seen two planes bump into each other?
11. What do you think the police should do with the man who bit the worker?
12. Do you think the man should be allowed to fly on planes again? Why or why not?
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